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Based on the obtained carbon sorbent, mono- and binary catalysts with active phases of transition metal oxides (Fe, Co, Ni) were synthesized by wet impregnation, followed by heat treatment at 500\u2013700 \u00b0C, as well as the aluminum oxide compositions. The surface morphology and elemental composition of the samples were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersion analysis and elemental mapping (EDS mapping), and the content of active phases was determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The catalytic activity was studied in phenol hydrogenation reactions. The CoO\/C catalyst demonstrated the greatest activity, providing a 62.36% benzene yield during phenol hydrogenation. The catalytic activity of the CoO\/C catalyst has also been studied in the hydrogenation reactions of structurally and functionally more complex compounds, pyrocatechol and resorcinol. The yield of benzene was 63.16% in the hydrogenation of pyrocatechol and 48.64% in the hydrogenation of resorcinol. It was found that the CoO\/C catalyst exhibits the highest efficiency at a temperature of 420 \u00b0C, a pressure of 6\u20136.5 MPa and a reaction duration of 120 min. The results obtained make it possible to evaluate the prospects of using a carbon sorbent obtained from coke fines from the Shubarkol deposit as a support for CoO as part of an active and stable catalytic system designed for deep processing of phenolic compounds.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules31091455","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T09:55:39Z","timestamp":1777370139000},"page":"1455","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Catalytic Hydrogenation of Phenolic Compounds Using Transition Metal Oxides Deposited on a Carbon Sorbent from Coke Fines"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"31","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4413-1163","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aigul T.","family":"Ordabaeva","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Organic Synthesis and Chemistry of Coal of Kazakhstan Republic, Alikhanov Str., 1, Karaganda 100012, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zainulla M.","family":"Muldakhmetov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Organic Synthesis and Chemistry of Coal of Kazakhstan Republic, Alikhanov Str., 1, Karaganda 100012, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mazhit G.","family":"Meiramov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Organic Synthesis and Chemistry of Coal of Kazakhstan Republic, Alikhanov Str., 1, Karaganda 100012, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6044-9438","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sergey V.","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Organic Synthesis and Chemistry of Coal of Kazakhstan Republic, Alikhanov Str., 1, Karaganda 100012, Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"124451","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jclepro.2020.124451","article-title":"Robust removal of phenolic compounds from coal pyrolysis wastewater using anoxic carbon-based fluidized bed reactor","volume":"280","author":"Zheng","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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